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Local Food

If an item suggests that food should be both produced and consumed in the same place, its employs the value of “local food". Alternatively, items that call into question the conceptual limitations of “place” may fit into this category. 
  • Food produced within X miles of its purchase and/or consumption (e.g. 100-mile diet)
  • Food purchased and/or consumed within the county, state, or region of its production
  • Food produced under the control of the area community, does not simply take place there
  • Used as shorthand for other qualities (e.g. grown without chemicals, grown on a small family farm, taste, freshness, supporting the 'local' economy)
    • In "Use of Local Markets by Organic Producers," C. Dimitri treats the sometimes synonymous use of local and organic: "The organic label addresses how food is produced, processed and distributed while the local label provides information about the distance between production and point of sale. An active discussion about the differences between 'local' and 'organic' has emerged in the media and popular literature, with some suggesting that locally grown food trumps organically produced food, and others debating the converse. Despite this popular line of discussion, many long-time participants in the organic market perceive organic and local agriculture as 'two sides of the same coin' (Lipson 2008)."
As observed in the CURA 2013 food narrative, "It is important to note that local is defined in context: there is not one agreed-upon definition. In some efforts and to some people, it may encompass food that is produced, processed, and consumed within a city or county, while in another effort, local may include food systems contained within a multi-state region. In addition, the goal may not be complete independence from non-local systems. As David Syring says, 'Current interest in local food, and calls for public support for local food, emerge as means of democratizing the playing field for food production. The idea is not to replace all industrial-scale food production, but to enhance the range of options for policies that support diverse approaches to food production.' (2012, p. 12)"

Within the tag family "Values, Justifications, & Motivations."
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Finding Food in Farm Country (metadata),  Facilitating Small Farmer's Access to New Sales Channels in Minnesota: A Transaction Cost Analysis (PDF),  Farm-to-School in Central MN (Metadata),  Winona County Local Foods Inventory Final Report (metadata),  A Sustainable, Localized Food Service Plan: Development Strategies for Lakewood Health System (PDF),  A Sustainable, Localized Food Service Plan: Development Strategies for Lakewood Health System (metadata),  Facilitating Small Farmers' Access to New Sales Channels in MN (metadata),  Economic Impact of Farm to School in Central MN (full report) (metadata),  Video: Nonprofits to Know: The Minnesota Project and Farmers' Legal Action Group,  Local Food: Where to Find It, How to Buy It (metadata),  The Minnesota Project & Farmers' Legal Action Group (metadata),  Marketing Local Food (metadata),  Sunny Ruthchild Video Trailer,  Marketing Study of Opportunities for Foods Grown Locally or Sustainably in Minnesota (PDF),  Cornercopia Student Organic Farm (metadata),  Economic Impact of Farm to School in Central MN (Summary) (metadata),  Tracey Singleton (metadata),  Farm-to-School in Central Minnesota - Applied Economic Analysis (PDF),  Marketing Study of Opportunities for Foods Grown Locally or Sustainably in Minnesota (metadata),  Lucia Watson (metadata),  Farmers Market Model Research (PDF),  The Real Food Guide (metadata),  Minnesota Grocery Store Demand for Local, Organic Farm Products: 2007 Survey Results for the Southeast Region (metadata),  Real Food Challenge "Real Food Guide",  Economic Impact of Farm-to-School in Central Minnesota - Report (PDF),  Wild Vegetable Gathering by Hmong Americans (metadata),  Marketing Local Food (PDF),  Slow Food USA (metadata),  Homegrown Minneapolis: Final report presented to the Health, Energy and Environment Committee of the Minneapolis City Council (metadata),  Winona County Local Foods Inventory Final Report,  Minnesota Grocery Store Demand for Local, Organic Farm Products,  A Guide to Local Food System Planning for Scott County, Minnesota (PDF),  Economic Impact of Farm to School in Central Minnesota - Summary (PDF),  Video: Wild Vegetable Gathering by Hmong Americans,  Finding Food in Farm Country: The Economics of Food & Farming in SE MN,  Local Food: Where to Find It, How to Buy It (PDF)  View all tags
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